Opera Guild of Northern Virginia

January 2009

Met Opera's La Rondine (New Production) – Puccini
Saturday, January 10, 2009 (1:00 pm ET)
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
Senior tickets are $20, adult tickets are $22, and child tickets are $15.
Encore performance on January 21, 2009

From the Metropolitan Opera website:
Running time 2 hours 15 minutes/ one intermission

Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna provide the star power to deliver this ravishing romance from the world's most popular opera composer. Gheorghiu plays the kept woman who gambles on true love, and Alagna is the man who makes her question the cost of her glittering existence. Nicolas Joel directs the new production of this gorgeously melodic look at love.

Conductor: Marco Armiliato; Production: Nicolas Joel; Angela Gheorghiu, Lisette Oropesa, Roberto Alagna, Marius Brenciu, Samuel Ramey

Advance tickets are now available from the theatre or online.

The Metropolitan Opera National Council: Middle Atlantic Region Auditions
Jan 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

Hear the opera stars of tomorrow perform in the 2009 Middle Atlantic Region Finals of The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Each of these young hopefuls will sing two arias for a panel of judges headed by a representative of the Met as they compete for prizes and the opportunity to advance to New York to vie for a place in the National Winner's Concert on the Met stage and consideration for the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. This performance runs approximately 2-1/2 hours.

Concert in Celebration of the Inauguration
Sunday January 18, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Walker Chapel
4102 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA

A Celebration in Music with Carl Rosenthal from Arlington, VA. Paul Dolinsky, classical pianist from Arlington, Michael Barrios a high school trumpet player, and Soprano Judy Richer will all perform.

Met Opera's Orfeo ed Euridice – Gluck
Saturday, January 24, 2009 (1:00 pm ET)
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
Senior tickets are $20, adult tickets are $22, and child tickets are $15.
Encore performance on February 4, 2009

From the Metropolitan Opera website:
Running time 1 hour 31 minutes / no intermission

Mark Morris's acclaimed production returns. This complete vision for Gluck, with choreography by Morris and costumes by Isaac Mizrahi, features the artistry of Stephanie Blythe in the male title role. The alluring Danielle de Niese is Orfeo's adored wife, Euridice, who inspires the hero to face the underworld for her sake. Music Director James Levine conducts.

Conductor: James Levine; Production: Mark Morris; Stephanie Blythe, Danielle de Niese

Advance tickets are now available from the theatre or online.

Washington National Opera Young Artists Strathmore Performance
Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Music Center at Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD 20852-3324

WNO Young Artists will perform in concert at the Music Center at Strathmore on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. The WNO Orchestra will be conducted by Maestro Domingo. The program is still TBD.

Opera Lafayette presents: Pierre Alexandre Monsigny's Le Deserteur
Jan 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

Washington, D.C.-based Opera Lafayette makes its Kennedy Center debut with the modern American premiere of Pierre Alexandre Monsigny's Le Deserteur (1769), a brilliant 18th century opera-comique that helped set in motion the Romantic movement in Europe and America.

Performed in French and English. Timing: 2 hours, 20 minutes, including one intermission.

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February 2009

Met Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor – Donizetti
Saturday, February 7, 2009 (1:00 pm ET)
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
Senior tickets are $20, adult tickets are $22, and child tickets are $15.
Encore performance on February 18, 2009

From the Metropolitan Opera website:
Running time 3 hours 20 minutes / two intermissions

Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Donizetti's fragile heroine for the first time at the Met, with tenor Rolando Villazón in the part of her lover, Edgardo. Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary Zimmerman's hit production is staged as a Victorian ghost story.
Conductor: Marco Armiliato; Production: Mary Zimmerman; Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Mariusz Kwiecien, Ildar Abdrazakov

Advance tickets are now available from the theatre or online.

Virginia Opera - Tosca
February 13, 2009, 8:00 pm
February 15, 2009, 2:00 pm
Fairfax, VA - GMU Center for the Arts
Fairfax campus of George Mason University
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123

From the Virginia Opera website:
Tosca, a headstrong and celebrated operatic soprano, loves the handsome painter Mario Cavaradossi, whose political activism places him in the crosshairs of the evil Baron Scarpia.

Conductor: Peter Mark
Stage Director: Marc Astafan
Performed in Italian with English Supertitles
Running Time: 2 hours, 28 min. (including two intermissions)

O' Lovers' Voice
Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 8:00pm
Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 3:00pm
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, NVCC
3001 N. Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311

The Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia presents a co-production with the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, O' Lovers' Voice. Free garage parking across from concert hall. Tickets for the Saturday performance are nearly sold out. Please call the office at (703) 528-1433 for availability.

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March 2009

Met Opera's Madama Butterfly – Puccini
Saturday, March 7, 2009 (1:00 pm ET)
Encore performance on March 18, 2009
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730

Senior tickets are $20, adult tickets are $22, and child tickets are $15.
Buy advanced tickets from http://www.fathomevents.com/

Running time 3 hours 21 minutes /two intermissions
Cristina Gallardo-Domas, the original Butterfly of the production when it opened the 2006-07 Met season, returns to the title role of the late Anthony Minghella's stunning production, a classic of the new Met repertory. Marcello Giordani stars as Pinkerton. Patrick Summers conducts.

An encore presentation of this performance will be exhibited in select theatres on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009, at 7 PM in all time zones.

Conductor: Patrick Summers; Production: Anthony Minghella; Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Marcello Giordani

Grand Buffet Brunch
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 11:00am
Stratford School of Culinary Arts
7777 Leesburg Pike (Route 7)
Falls Church, VA 22043

Dr. Dona De Sanctis will present: Let's Join the Chorus. Dr. Sanctis will tell of the role of the chorus in opera with her usual musical samples (And maybe one sing-a-long chorus). This is a good chance to bring friends to get to know us!! Please Come!!
Call or email your reservations to Miriam Miller at 703-536-7557 or mcdm1@verizon.net

Verdi: Revolutionary and Patriot
Classes by John Edward Niles, OTNV Artistic Director
March 18 to April 22, 2009
Wednesdays from 1:00-2:30 PM
6 sessions

Our conductor John Edward Niles, will be teaching a class on the Great Italian oprea composer Giusseppe Verdi at Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute starting on March 18th. Classes will be Wednesdays 1:00-2:30 PM between March 18 and April 22, 2009. Call 703-228-1300 for information.

Met Opera's La Sonnambula (New Production) – Bellini
Saturday, March 21, 2009 (1:00 pm ET)
Encore performance on April 1, 2009
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730

Senior tickets are $20, adult tickets are $22, and child tickets are $15.
Buy advanced tickets from http://www.fathomevents.com/

Running time 2 hours 40 minutes / one intermission
Mary Zimmerman, who directed Natalie Dessay in last season's hit production of Lucia di Lammermoor, underlines La Sonnambula's dual elements of sleep and wakefulness in an intriguing staging set in the present. Bellini's hauntingly lyrical score soars as performed by Dessay and Juan Diego Florez, back from their sensational run together in La Fille du Regiment.

An encore presentation of this performance will be exhibited in select theatres on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009, at 7 PM in all time zones.

Conductor: Evelino Pido; Production: Mary Zimmerman; Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez, Michele Pertusi

Washington National Opera: Britten's Peter Grimes
Mar 21 - Apr 4, 2009
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

With its haunting, appealing score and profound psychological insight, Britten's tale of the outcast fisherman Peter Grimes has become the most performed 20th-century British opera in the international repertoire. Christopher Ventris, Patricia Racette, and Alan Held head the cast, under the baton of Maestro Ilan Volkov.

Performed in English with English supertitles
The performance runs approximately 3 hours, with two 20-minute intermissions.

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April 2009

Opera Lafayette presents: George Frideric Handel's L'Allegro ed Il Pensieroso
Apr 3, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center's Terrace Theatre
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

George Frideric Handel composed his exquisite L'Allegro ed Il Pensieroso in 1740 to the radiant poetry of John Milton. Opera Lafayette presents a concert performance of this pastoral masterpiece in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and to celebrate Spring in Washington.

L'Allegro ed Il Pensieroso ("The Happy Man and the Pensive Man") presents a poetical and musical dialogue between figures of joy and contemplation. The performance features sopranos Christine Brandes and Kirsten Blaise, tenor Nicholas Phan, and baritone David Newman, along with the Opera Lafayette Chorus and Orchestra, on period instruments, conducted by artistic director Ryan Brown.

Performed in English. The performance runs two hours, including one 15-minute intermission.

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May 2009

Washington National Opera: Wagner's Siegfried
May 2 - 17, 2009
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

The penultimate chapter of Wagner's monumental Ring continues the saga of the cursed Rhine gold, even as it foretells the downfall of the gods. Director Francesca Zambello, Maestro Heinz Fricke, and an outstanding cast bring this epic opera to life on the Opera House stage.

Performed in German with English supertitles.
The performance runs approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes, with two 20-minute intermissions.

Met Opera's La Cenerentola – Rossini
Saturday, May 9, 2009 (12:30 pm ET)
Encore performance on May 20, 2009
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730

Senior tickets are $20, adult tickets are $22, and child tickets are $15.
Buy advanced tickets from http://www.fathomevents.com/

Running time 3 hours / one intermission
Hot on the heels of her triumphant Met debut as Rosina in last season's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Elina Garanca portrays another Rossini charmer in this bel canto Cinderella story. Lawrence Brownlee is her Prince Charming. Veteran baritone Alessandro Corbelli demonstrates his impeccable comic timing to match the gravitas of Met favorite John Relyea.

An encore presentation of this performance will be exhibited in select theatres on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009, at 7 PM in all time zones.
Conductor: Maurizio Benini; Production: Cesare Lievi; Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, Simone Alberghini, Alessandro Corbelli, John Relyea

innovativi Riverbend Opera Company Presents Mozart's Don Giovanni
May 15 at 7:30 pm and May 17 at 2:30 pm
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave
McLean, VA 22102
http://www.connincorp.com/iROC/

innovativi Riverbend Opera Company Professional Musicians is using innovation to bring the world of Opera to Fairfax County and the Washington DC Metro Area. In Concert with projected English Surtitles.

Washington National Opera: Puccini's Turandot
May 16 - Jun 4, 2009
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

Acclaimed dramatic sopranos Maria Guleghina and Sylvie Valayre share the role of Turandot in Puccini's final opera, the compelling story of one suitor's bold attempts to melt the ice princess's cold and uncompromising heart.

Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
The performance runs approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, with two 20-minute intermissions.

Wolf Trap Opera - The Pirates of Penzance
Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30, 2009
Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Visit the Wolf Trap Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

Children's Spanish Chorus of Arlington - Pinocchio May 31st, 2009 at 3:00pm
NRECA Conference Center
4301 Wilson Boulevard (Corner of Wilson and Taylor)
Arlington, VA

On May 31st, The Children's Spanish Chorus of Arlington will present a Spanish version of Collidi's puppet story, Pinocchio. Admission is free. Event is sponsored by Opera Guild of Northern Virginia. Download a Flyer.

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June 2009

Wolf Trap Opera - Road Trip!
Saturday, June 6 at 8 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Visit the Wolf Trap Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

Wolf Trap Opera - Cosi fan tutte
Friday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 30 at 8 pm; Sunday, June 28 at 3 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Visit the Wolf Trap Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

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July 2009

Wolf Trap Opera - Carmina Burana
Thursday, July 23 at 8:15 pm
Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Visit the Wolf Trap Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

Wolf Trap Opera - The Return of Ulysses
Friday, July 24 and Tuesday, July 28 at 8 pm; Sunday, July 26 at 3 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Visit the Wolf Trap Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

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August 2009

Wolf Trap Opera - The Pursuit of Love
Saturday, August 1 at 8 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Visit the Wolf Trap Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

Wolf Trap Opera - La boheme
Friday, August 7 at 8:15 pm
Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Visit the Wolf Trap Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

Great Performances at the Met on PBS - La Cenerentola
Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Maryland Public Television
Check local listings to see when your PBS station airs the next episode of "Great Performances at the Met" at http://www.pbs.org/whatson/

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September 2009

Opera In the Outfield - A FREE Simulcast at Nationals Park
The Barber of Seville
Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Gates open at 5:30 PM!
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC
Join Washington National Opera for Target FREE Opera in the Outfield, a live simulcast of the Season Opening of The Barber of Seville, featuring ABC 7's Horace Holmes, special events, prizes and more at Nationals Park! FREE and open to the public. Tickets and registration not required.

For more information or to make a reservation visit http://www.wnosimulcast.org/ or call Washington National Opera's Simulcast Hotline 24 hours a day at 202.572.3057!

Washington National Opera: The Barber of Seville On Stage
September 12th through 20th, 2009
Kennedy Center Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Composed by Gioachino Rossini, Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, Sung in Italian with English supertitles. The running time for this production is approximately two hours and 44 minutes including one 20-minute intermission.

Opera Guild of Northern Virginia
Annual Fall Brunch and Awards Ceremony
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at Noon
Army-Navy Country Club
2400 18th Street, South
Arlington, VA
Members: $32 / Non-Members: $35
Open Cash Bar
Free Parking

Please join the Opera Guild of Northern Virginia at a brunch to honor the Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia (OTNV). Besides serving as a sign of renewed commitment to OTNV, the brunch allows us to look forward to the plans and schedules of the coming season. Attendance at the brunch signals an appreciation of the dedicated and gifted work of John Edward Niles, OTNV's Artistic Director. It also serves as a reunion of many of OTNV's supporters and allows all of us to honor an outstanding rising singer as well as an outstanding music teacher.

OTNV's Artist of the Year, John Dooley, Baritone
Outstanding Music Teacher of the Year, John Barger, St. Rita's Elem. School, Alexandria, VA
Outstanding Art Teacher of the Year, Michele Moutawalli, McKinley Elem. School, Arlington, VA
Distinguished Music Professor Award, Patricia Miller, Professor of Music, George Mason University
Open Cash Bar and Free Parking

To reserve a place for yourself at the brunch, please contact Miriam Miller at mcdm1@verizon.net.

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October 2009

MET Opera Live in HD - Tosca October 10, 2009
US Encore: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 (6:30 PM local time)
Area Theatres
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx

Approximate running time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions
James Levine; Karita Mattila, Marcelo Alvarez, Juha Uusitalo, Paul Plishka

Washington National Opera: Falstaff
October 10 - 30, 2009, 2009
Kennedy Center Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff, Libretto by Arrigo Boito. Performed in Italian with English supertitles. The performance runs approximately 2 hours, 40 minutes, with one 25-minute intermission.

Virginia Opera - La Boheme
Oct 16, 2009
Oct 18, 2009
Fairfax, VA - GMU Center for the Arts
Fairfax campus of George Mason University
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Visit the Virginia Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

Family Look-In: Falstaff
October 17, 2009 3:00 PM
Kennedy Center Opera House
Youth tickets $10-$15; Adult tickets $15-$35.
Tickets on sale September 14 by phone at 202.295.2400 or 800.US.OPERA.
http://www.dc-opera.org/..../familylookin.asp

Audiences young and old will be enthralled by the antics of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor as they teach the rascal Falstaff a lesson he'll never forget. Join narrator Maureen Bunyan of ABC-7, conductor Israel Gursky, and WNO's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists in a one-hour behind-the-scenes look at Verdi's hilarious masterpiece!

Opera Lafayette presents: Les Arts Florissants
Oct 19, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Opera Lafayette, "an oasis of French Baroque opera in the United States," (Opera Magazine) presents Charpentier's chamber opera Les Arts Florissants in concert. 70 minutes

Opera Theatre's Children's Opera
October 18-24, 2009
Thomas Jefferson Community Theater
125 S. Old Glebe Road
Arlington, VA
http://www.novaopera.org/
In Fall 2009, Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia presents their 2009 Family Opera, Pinocchio by Carl Zytowski, based on Pinocchio written by Carlo Collodi with music from Gioacchino Rossini (composer of The Barber of Seville).

Pinocchio starts out as a purely free, independent, impersonal spirit, but he has a lot of learning to do before he can become a real boy. Pinocchio is about growing up and parental love.

Tickets, reservations, or information, call Miriam Miller at 703-536-7557. E-mail address: mcdm1@verizon.net

Download a Flyer.

MET Opera Live in HD - Aida October 24, 2009
US Encore: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (6:30 PM local time)
Area Theatres
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx

Approximate running time 4 hours / 2 intermissions
Daniele Gatti; Violeta Urmana, Dolora Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Stefan Kocan

Fall Interactive Children's Concert - A Lesson in Teamwork!
Saturday, October 24th, 10:00AM
Center for the Arts, George Mason University
http://www.potomacacademy.org/
703-993-9889

Join Catina Sweedy and her stellar line up of woodwind virtuosos for an exciting and creative morning of music and art.

10 AM Instrumental Creation Workshop
10:45 AM Interactive Concert "TEAMWORK, A MUSICAL LESSON IN WORKING TOGETHER"
11:30 AM Instrument Zoo (a fun opportunity to try all of the instruments of the orchestra)

Watch as your childrens' minds are opened to the creative transformation of music and to the time-honored value of positive teamwork. This will be a great family/group Saturday morning activity! Download a flyer with more information.

Visit Pittsburgh with the Opera Guild
October 31 to November 2, 2009
Special Price: $650
The Opera Guild of Northern Virginia is going on a trip to Pittsburgh!

Please, join us! We are planning tons of fun including: Opera (Falstaff), Musical (Ella), Elegant Brunch, Dinners, Wine, High Tea, City Tours, Art Museums, and Good Friends. We will stay at the Renaissance Hotel and have a dedicated bus. Contact Miriam Miller at 703-536-7557 or mcdm1@verizon.net for more information or to sign up for the trip.

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November 2009

MET Opera Live in HD - Turandot
November 7, 2009
US Encore: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 (6:30 PM local time)
Area Theatres
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx

Expected Running time: 3 hours 21 minutes, 2 intermissions
Conductor: Andris Nelsons; Production: Franco Zeffirelli; Maria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey

Washington National Opera: Götterdämmerung, In Concert
November 7 - 15, 2009
Kennedy Center Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung - In Concert
Two Performances Only!
Performed in German with English supertitles.
The performance runs approximately 5 hours, 5 minutes, with two 30-minute intermissions.

The Washington Chorus: The Essential Puccini
November 8, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Julian Wachner, music director/conductor
With the Children's Chorus of Washington
Joan Gregoryk, music director
Performance Timing: Part One - 45 min.; Intermission - 15 min.; Part Two - 60 min.

WPAS: Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
November 14, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

WPAS Stars Series
Final D.C. Recital!
with Warren Jones, piano

Washington Concert Opera - Faust
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Lisner Auditorium of The George Washington University
21st and H Streets NW, Washington, DC
http://www.concertopera.org/
202-364-5826

Gounod's Faust, long the most popular opera in the repertoire, stands at the pinnacle of the French Grand Opera tradition, yet it has not been seen in Washington in over a decade.

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December 2009

Virginia Opera - The Daughter of the Regiment
Dec 4, 2009
Dec 6, 2009
Fairfax, VA - GMU Center for the Arts
Fairfax campus of George Mason University
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Visit the Virginia Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

Vocal Arts Society: Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, with Kathleen Kelly, piano
December 10, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

The Vocal Arts Society, in association with The Marilyn Horne Foundation is pleased to present American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, a 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Winner and a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.

Performance Timing: Part One - 45 min.; Intermission - 15 min.; Part Two - 45 min.

MET Opera Live in HD - Les Contes d'Hoffmann
December 19, 2009
US Encore: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 (6:30 PM local time)
Area Theatres
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx

Expected Running time: 4 hours, 2 minutes, 2 intermissions
Conductor:James Levine; Production: Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held

January 2010

MET Opera Live in HD - Der Rosenkavalier
January 9, 2010
US Encore: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (6:30 PM local time)
Area Theatres
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx

Expected Running time: 4 hours, 45 minutes, 2 intermissions
Conductor: James Levine; Production: Nathaniel Merrill; Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schäfer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson

MET Opera Live in HD - Carmen
January 16, 2010
US Encore: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 (6:30 PM local time)
Area Theatres
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx

Expected Running time: 3 hours, 30 minutes,1 intermission
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Production: Richard Eyre; Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, Roberto Alagna, Mariusz Kwiecien

Vocal Arts Society: Anne Schwanewilms, soprano, with Malcolm Martineau, piano
January 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

German soprano Anne Schwanewilms is one of the world's leading lyric sopranos, a dramatic singing actress and distinguished interpreter of the lyrical roles and songs of Richard Strauss.

Performance Timing: Part One - 45 min.; Intermission - 15 min.; Part Two - 45 min.

American Youth Philharmonic concert
January 31, 2010
3:00 pm
GMU Center for the Arts
Fairfax campus of George Mason University
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
http://www.aypo.org/

American Youth Philharmonic concert on January 31st is FREE to all youth ages 18 and under as part of their annual "Comps for Kids" campaign! There will be an instrument petting zoo during intermission that allows children of all ages to interact with AYP musicians and learn about the various instruments. The concert begins at 3:00pm at George Mason University Center for the Arts and features world-renowned and critically acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt. Come see Music Director candidate Daniel Spalding as he conducts Nelson's Savannah River Holiday, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.

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February 2010

Opera Lafayette: Armide
February 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Opera Lafayette celebrates its 15th anniversary with a concert production of Gluck's Armide, a touchstone of French baroque opera.

2 hours, 45 minutes

MET Opera Live in HD - Simon Boccanegra
February 6, 2010
US Encore: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (6:30 PM local time)
Area Theatres
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx

Expected Running time: 3 hours, 40 minutes, 2 intermissions
Conductor: James Levine; Production: Giancarlo del Monaco; Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, Plácido Domingo, James Morris

Holiday Celebration Champagne Brunch
Sunday, February 14th
noon
Fort Myers' Officers Club
412 Jackson Ave
Arlington, VA 22211

Celebrate Valentine's Day with the Opera Guild. Come enjoy great food, fellowship, and entertainment. $18 for members ($27 otherwise) To reserve a place for yourself at the brunch, please contact Miriam Miller at mcdm1@verizon.net.

Virginia Opera - Don Giovanni
February 26, 2010
February 28, 2010
Fairfax, VA - GMU Center for the Arts
Fairfax campus of George Mason University
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Visit the Virginia Opera website for more details or to purchase tickets.

The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in Concert
February 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

The world-renowned Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra returns with a concert version of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, based on the Pushkin novel, one of the most treasured works of Russian literature.

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